Banana Republic A Year in the Heart of Myrtle Beach

A history of Myrtle Beach and an analysis of the corrupting influence of 14 million tourists and $5 billion a year on this small, conservative southern town. Also included is report on environmental destruction due to overdevelopment in fragile coastal environment, a history of golf in Myrtle Beach, a report on the city's ugly race relations, a report on the two annual motorcycle rallies, report on spring break, report on teenage runaways who flock to MB, report on political corruption.